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Corrosion Control Committee Spring Meeting Gaylord Texan

May 18 – 19, 2015 Grapevine, TX

Corrosion Control Committee Spring Agenda Room TBD

May 18-19 , 2015 Sunday, May 17, 2015

11:00 a.m. Optional Volunteer Opportunity Bikes for Goodness Sakes Join your industry friends and colleagues on Sunday, May 17th at the Gaylord Texan to build bikes for underprivileged children. AGA is organizing this team-building event as part of the annual volunteer program “Giving Back To The Communities We Serve”. Help us reach our goal of assembling 10 bikes. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting (Officers and Past Chairs Only) 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Meet and Greet Reception (all invited)

Monday, May 18

7:00 am Registration Continental Breakfast

8:00 am Introduction & Opening Remarks Vic Magazine, Dominion Committee Chairman

Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines Location of rest rooms and emergency exits Cell phones on silent, vibrate or off Introduction of committee officers Review meeting agenda, materials and objectives Member Introductions Recognition of new committee members, first time attendees, and guests Circulate Committee Roster to update contact information Review and approve minutes from the fall 2014 committee meeting

8:30 am AGA Update Kate Miller, AGA Review of AGA activities and events

8:45 am Managing Committee Sponsor Update Jerry Schmitz, Southwest Gas 9:15 am Update from Steering Committee Meeting

Discussion of information from Steering Committee meeting on 5/17 Bob Correll, UGI, Immediate Past Chair



9:30 am Morning Break 10:00 am Updates from Research Groups

GTI PRCI

10:30 am What’s New in Corrosion Technology, Techniques and Equipment

New Product and Service Presentations from Associate Members and Ex-officos 11:00 am Open Roundtable Discussion

Member companies share responses to questions on subjects related to corrosion control

12:00 pm Lunch 1:00 am Liaison Reports

NACE – Lee Reynolds, Frank Rampton GPTC – Lee Reynolds AGA OSRAC – Lee Reynolds AGA TPO – Mark Lauber Other

2:00 pm Subcommittee Project Working Session

Break into working groups for Committee Projects

Coatings Subcommittee Cathodic Protection Subcommittee

3:00 pm Afternoon Break

3:30 pm Subcommittee Project Working Session continues 5:00 pm Meeting adjourns for the day

5:00-5:15 pm Steering Committee and Subcommittee Officers Planning Session 5:30 -6:30 pm Meet and Greet Reception 7:00 pm Committee Dinner (optional, Dutch Treat)

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:00 am Continental Breakfast



8:00 Gas Company Member Roundtable Don Mitchell, Piedmont, Third Vice Chair Discuss member responses to Committee’s Roundtable Discussions (Gas Company

members only) 9:30 am Report Out of Subcommittee Projects 10:00 am Panel Discussion of Corrosion Regulatory Topics

Cathodic Protection Subcommittee to Lead Discussion on sections of Part 192, Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations associated with corrosion control issues.

11:30 am Lunch and Exhibition Hall Preview 1:30 pm Planning for 2015 Spring Conference, Fall 2015 meeting and 2016 Committee Projects

Conference Sessions of interest to Corrosion Control Committee members Discussion topics and presentations for Fall meeting

2:00 pm Regulatory Update Erin Kurilla

Review of PHMSA activities related to corrosion control

2:30 pm Review of AGA Comments on PHMSA Rulemaking Activities Lee Reynolds 3:00 pm Break 3:30pm New Committee Business

4:00 pm Committee Meeting Adjourns Corrosion Control Committee members attend Operations Conference Special

Session

6:00 – 9:30 p.m. Conference Grand Opening Reception (All conference attendees invited)

AGA Operations Conference Opening/General Session is Wednesday, May 20 at 8 am.

Sunday May 17

5:30 PM Reception - - all registrants invited

Monday May 18

6:50 AM Event Registration (also on Sunday night)

7:15 AM Shuttle departing for Atmos Energy’s Technical Training Facility from front of the Gaylord Hotel by the Lobby

Address of Atmos Training Facility: 3737 Mapleshade Lane Plano, TX 75075

10:45 AM Return to Gaylord

11:10 AM AGA Pipeline Safety Regulatory Update – Andrew Lu, AGA

Noon Lunch

1:00 PM Welcome and Introductions – Joe Hampton, Committee chairperson

• Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines • Review of agenda • Circulate Committee Roster; update members’ contact information • Approve minutes from spring meeting • Circulate Committee Roster

1:15 PM 1st Roundtable (Open to All Members)

2:40 PM Break

3:00 PM Review and Discussion of Committee Projects:

• White Paper on Quality Management in Gas Operations

• White Paper on Contractor Construction Quality Management

• White Paper on Preventing Damage from Trenchless Technologies

• Survey on Pressure Gauges and Documentation of Records During Uprating

• Survey on Committee Skills & Knowledge Matrix

5:00 PM Adjourn

5:45 PM Meet and Greet Reception (all are invited to attend)

Tuesday, May 19

8:00 AM What’s New Update from Associate Members

Service providers will be given an opportunity to share new products, services,

and technologies.

AGA Distribution Construction & Maintenance Committee Spring Committee Meeting

Draft Preliminary Agenda Gaylord Texan Dallas, TX

May 18-19, 2014

8:45 AM Bagging for Pressure Control for Higher Pressures and Larger Pipe Diameters-

Dennis Jarnecke, GTI and Wade Farr, MCS

9:20 AM Update on Activities of Cross Bore Safety Association –

Mark Bruce, Hydromax USA and Brady Kinsella, Puget Sound Energy

9:55 AM Break

10:10 AM Update on Mutual Aid Assistance Enhancements and National Mock Drill - AGA

10:30 AM Sharing of Safety Initiatives at Member Utility Companies - All

Noon Lunch

1:45 PM TBD

3:00 PM Roundtable Open only to Full Members

-Utility Members invited to initiate items for discussion

4:00 PM AGA Update on Best Practices Program and Peer Review

4:30 PM Future AGA events:

• Resource Mgt. and Work Forecasting Workshop, Sep 23-24, 2015 • Fall DCM committee meeting, Sep 29-30, 2015 in Amelia Island, FL • Quality Management in Gas Operations workshop, Oct 1, 2015 in Amelia • Executive Safety Leadership Summit, Nov 16-17 in Washington, DC

5:00 PM Meeting officially adjourns

5:30 PM Reception

(note: Operations Conference and Exhibition follow)

Distribution Measurement & Regulation Committee 2015 Spring Committee Meeting & Operations Conference

May 17 – May 22, 2015

Distribution Measurement and Regulation Committee Meeting

May 17 - May 19, 2015

AGENDA Sunday, May 17 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Optional Volunteer Activities: TBD

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Steering Groups Planning Meeting TBD

Note: This meeting is for Committee Officers ONLY – past and current DMRC committee officers will meet with other AGA Committee Officers to discuss the Committee administrative matters and the future direction of the Committee.

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration TBD

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Networking Reception TBD Monday, May 18 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration TBD 7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast TBD

DMRC Location TBD

8:00 am - 8:45 am Introduction / Housekeeping • Call to Order and Welcome

o Emergency Exits o Locations of rest rooms o Cell phones on silent or vibrate

• Review of Antitrust Guidelines (attached) • Introductions, including new members • Review and approval of the Agenda • Review and Approve Minutes of the last meeting Discussion of Committee officers • Chair and vice chair positions for 2015 AGA Update TMC Update – Phil Whittemore


May 17 – May 22, 2015

8:45 am - 9:30 am Subcommittee and Task Group Highlights • Gas Meter Selection Criteria – Winston Meyer • ANSI B109.4 revision – Fred Maly • ANSI B109.0 development – Winston Meyer • Single Path Ultrasonic Whitepaper – Chris Wykle • Measurement Manual Revision – Pat Donnelly & Jon Fickinger • Traceability Standard – Phil DiGiglio • AMI/AMR Subcommittee – Joe Turgeon • Membership Task Group – Pat Donnelly

9:30 am - 10:00 am Operations Conference Papers update – Bartle/Donnelly

10:00 am – 10:30 am Break TBD 10:30 am – 11:45 am Ongoing Activities and Liaison Reports

Updated information from presentations and discussion at Fall Meeting, including information about topics presented and issues discussed from utility member perspective • AGA Distribution and Transmission Engineering Committee (DTE) • Utilimetrics (formerly Automatic Meter Reading Association) • Appalachian Gas Measurement Short Course • Western Gas Measurement Roundtable • American School of Gas Measurement Technology • Southern Gas Association • Northeast Gas Association - Measurement Committee • Midwest Energy Association • International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement • Canadian Gas Association • Others

Noon – 1:00 pm Committee Lunch TBD 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Task Group Development and Direction Discussion

• Regulator Standards similar to ISO – George Roland • New Projects to get committee members involved and active • Surveys/data collection/best practices/benchmarking, technical papers,

reports or other activities would be beneficial to and assist with members’ tasks/projects/assignments at their home companies?

o Conference Calls o Special Ad Hoc discussion groups o Special Projects

• New Projects Identified by Managing Committee for all committees • New Projects identification for 2015 and beyond

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Break TBD


May 17 – May 22, 2015

3:00 pm –4:45 pm Roundtable Discussion (gas company members only) 4:45 pm Adjourn for the day 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Optional AGA Annual Operations Fun Run/Jog/Walk 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Networking Reception TBD

Tuesday, May 19 7:00 am – 8:30 pm Registration TBD 7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast TBD

DMRC Location TBD 8:00 am – 9:30 am Manufacturer Associates Presentations – To Full AGA Members only 9:30 am – 9:45 am Break TBD 9:45 am – 11:00 am Roundtable Discussion (all committee members including vendors)

o Issues o Q & A

11:00 am Meeting Adjourned 11:30 am – 5:00 pm Optional Field Trip – Full Members Only

Board a bus for a trip to Emerson’s brand new Regulator Technologies’ flow lab in McKinney, TX for a Noise presentation, Lab Demonstration, and a Texas BBQ lunch. This will include a detailed discussion on current noise attenuation technologies used in pressure regulators followed by a live flow test in a state of the art flow laboratory. The testing will compare different noise technologies and their attenuation abilities at different pressure drops. Learn how sizing and selection is impacted with the different technologies in pressure regulating stations. If you are interested in attending, please contact Tammy Warren [email protected] or call 972-548-3534 before May 10th to reserve your spot in this live demonstration.

5:00 pm – 5:40 pm Awards Reception (By invitation only) Awards of Merit, Safety Achievement,

and individual award winners 5:45 pm – 8:45 pm Operations Conference & Biennial Exhibition Opening Reception – Exhibit Hall (All invited – must wear name badge for access)

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AGA DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION ENGINEERING COMMITTEE 2015 SPRING MEETING, OPERATIONS CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

Grapevine, TX, May 17-22, 2015

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COMMITTEE MEETING

Sunday, May 17 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM AGA’s Operating Section Technical Committees’ Officers Meeting (MC sponsor, current chair and vice chairs are expected to attend, and all the past chairs are encouraged to attend this discussion of committee administrative matters and the future direction of the committee) 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration (All committee members)

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Network Reception (All committee members)

Monday, May 18

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast / Registration 8:00 AM Committee Meeting Starts 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Lunch, 12 PM – 1 PM)

1. Introduction Sheridan Green

2. Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines (distributed with agenda) Sheridan Green 3. Approval of the Agenda Sheridan Green

4. Approval of the Fall 2014 Committee Meeting Minutes Sheridan Green

5. Mission and Vision Sheridan Green

6. Steering Group Meeting Report Sheridan Green

7. AGA Staff Report Betsy Tansey

8. Review Liaison Assignments Sheridan Green

9. Review of 2015 Committee Project Reports Sheridan Green

10. Call for New Committee Projects and Assignment of New Members to Projects Sheridan Green

11. Conference Topics

Review of 2015 Topics & Conference Session Schedule Steven Schueneman

Planning for 2016 Topics John Wyckoff

(Distribute past program topics, describe the process

for topic selection, discussion)

12. Fall Spotlight Topics Solicitation John Wyckoff

13. DOT / PHMSA / NTSB Activities (10 AM – 11 AM) Erin Carmichael

14. Managing Committee Report (11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ) Craig Lynch

15. API Safety Management Update (11:30 AM / 12:00 PM ) Kate Miller

16. Blasting Basics and Technology (2:00 PM – 3:00 PM) Randy Wheeler

White Industrial Seismology

17. Vendor Spotlight: RCP, Inc Chris Foley 18. GTI Project: Use of Mobile GIS to Capture Data on New Construction Alicia Farag

19. GTI R&D Update Alicia Farag

20. OSRAC Activities Dan Woehrle



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4:30 PM – 5:30 PM AGA Operations Fun Run/Jog/Walk (Optional) 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Meet and Greet Reception (All Committee Members)

Tuesday, May 19

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast / Registration

8:00 AM Committee Meeting Reconvenes

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Preview Lunch @ Exhibit Hall, 11:30 PM – 1:30 PM)

21. Liaison Assignments and Reports Sheridan Green

a. Best Practices Kevin Swiger b. Common Ground Alliance Alicia Farag c. Corrosion Control Kris Johnson d. Distribution, Const. & Maintenance Randy Wilson e. Distribution Measurement & Regulation Jeff Webb f. Environmental Matters Sheridan Green g. Gas Control John Wyckoff h. Gas Piping Technology Committee Gary White i. Security Marty Petchul j. OSRAC Dan Woehrle k. Plastic Materials Geoff Ford l. Safety and Occupational Health Paul Becker m. Supplemental Gas Joe Schneider n. Transmission Measurement Randy Taylor o. Underground Storage Nick Thalassinos p. Utility & Customer Field Services Shawn Khoshaien q. Transmission Pipeline Operations Scott Clapp

22. Committee Project Breakouts

23. Updates to Committee Project Reports After Project Breakouts

Distribution and Transmission Operation Assets Tracking and Traceability Alicia Farag

Revision of Purging Principles and Practices Manual Bob Wilson / Ali Quraishi

Revision of GEOP Series, Book T-1, Transmission, Pipeline/Planning & Econ Scott Clapp

Installation of Pipes Under Rail Roads Geoff Ford

DTEC Open Forum 43 Eric Aprigliano / TBD

Pipeline Inspection Best Practices Mike O’Shea

Membership Expertise Database John Wyckoff

Mentoring Program N/A

Technical Records Management Systems (Pending CP Approval) Shawn Khoshaien

24. New Business Sheridan Green

25. Roundtable

Operations or Engineering issues recently encountered or expected All

Operations or Engineering issues recently encountered or expected Members Only

26. Adjourn

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Awards Reception (by invitation only and/or Award Recipients)

5:45 PM – 8:45 PM Grand Opening Reception



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Wednesday - Friday, May 20-22:

Operations Conference (See Conference Program; General Session begins @7:30 AM)

EMC Agenda - Spring 2015 meeting

Environmental Matters Committee (EMC) Spring 2015 Committee Meeting

Wednesday May 20- Thursday May 21, 2015

Grapevine (Dallas), Texas

Agenda

3-4-15 DRAFT

Wednesday May 20, 2015

(EMC Associate Members welcome) 6:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 7:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. – AGA Operations Conference General Session 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. – Break 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Open EMC Conference Call Link & Welcome

• Welcome to Committee Members & Introduce EMC Officers – 2015 EMC Chairman Anne Davis, PSE&G

• AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines Distributed & Reminder – Pam Lacey, EMC Staff Executive; AGA Senior Managing Counsel, Environment

• Review and approve Fall 2015 EMC Meeting Minutes 9:45 a.m. Report by EMC’s Managing Committee Co-Sponsor Talmadge Centers, Jr. CenterPoint Energy (invited) 10:00 a.m. AGA Report & Environmental Advocacy Update Methane, Waters of U.S., Nationwide Permits, Permit Streamlining

Pam Lacey and Arushi Sharma, AGA 10:45 a.m. Overview of Operations Conference Environmental Sessions –

Pete Harley, EMC First Vice Chair 1

EMC Agenda - Spring 2015 meeting 11:00 a.m. - Lunch in Exhibit Hall 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. – Report on 2015 WSU and GTI Methane Measurement Studies – 3:00 p.m. Pam Lacey (AGA) & Kristine Wiley 3:00 p.m. - AGA PCB Guidelines Discussion – 4:00 p.m. John Woodyard (AGA Consultant) & Pam Lacey (AGA) 4:00 p.m. - Soil and Construction Debris Management 5:00 p.m. Warren Mueller Manager, Environmental Assessments, Ameren 5:00 p.m. EMC Meeting Adjourns until Thursday morning 5:30 p.m. - Reception Cocktails in Exhibit Hall 6:30 p.m. (ends at 7:00 p.m. but EMC needs to leave earlier for dinner) 6:45 p.m. Shuttle Bus to Dinner – Meet at _________________________

Wednesday evening May 20, 2015 – EMC Dinner at Lonesome Dove in Fort Worth (Reservation is at 7:30 p.m.)

Thursday May 21, 2015 (EMC Associate Members Welcome) 7:30 a.m.- Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Reopen EMC Conference Call Link 8:00 a.m. - Joint Session with Utility Customer Field Services Committee on 10:00 a.m. Managing Meters in Systems with PCBs 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. – Roundtable on Top 10 Environmental Management Issues 11:30 a.m. EMC Adjourns 11:30 a.m.

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EMC Agenda - Spring 2015 meeting AGA Operations Conference - After EMC meeting: Thursday May 21 11:40 a.m. - Conference Lunch & Leadership Keynote Speakers 12:50 p.m. 1:55 p.m. – Environmental, etc. Sessions (See Conference Program) 5:30 p.m.

• Plastic Materials – Study of PCB Absorption in PE Pipe • Safety First: Columbia Pipeline Group Removes PCBs from

Compressor Stations • Environmental Planning for Linear Construction Projects

Dinner – Home of Committee Member Rob Bennett

Friday May 22 8:00 a.m. – Environmental Sessions (See Conference Program) 10:30 a.m.

• Shale Gas Supply – Radon & NORM • Climate: CO2 and Natural Gas Emission Reductions • AGA PCB Management Guidelines & EPA Regulatory Update

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Gas Control Committee Spring Meeting Gaylord Texan, Grapevine, TX

May 18th – 19th 2015

Gas Control Committee Spring Meeting Agenda May 18th – May 19th 2015

Monday, May 18th

All day Registration 8:00 am Introduction & Opening Remarks Joe Mirasola, ConEd

Committee Chair Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines Review meeting agenda, materials and objectives Member Introductions Recognition of new committee members and guests Circulate Committee Roster to update contact information Review and approve minutes from the previous committee meeting Chairpersons responsibilities overview and 3rd Vice Chair nomination process Confirm evening dinner

8:15 am Committee Open Forum (Roundtable)

Each committee participant will have the opportunity to raise issues and topics that they would like to receive committee input and open discussions

9:45 am Morning Break 10:00 am Managing Committee Sponsor Update Craig Hoeferlin, Laclede Gas Company

Managing Committee Sponsor

10:30 am (4) Use of RCV/ASV Applications (Presentation) TBD

An open roundtable of implementation programs and control room philosophy for operating remotely controlled emergency valves

Get a couple different companies to provide their philosophy Get Joe, Alison, Wayne

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May 18th – 19th 2015

11:15 am (3) CRM Program Effectiveness (Presentation) TBD

How programs are measured against effectiveness 12:00 pm Lunch 1:00 – 5:00 pm Atmos Tour Atmos

Tour Atmos Training Center 5:00 – 6:00 pm Networking (optional, but obligatory) 6:30 – 7:30pm Reception 7:30pm Committee Dinner TBD

Tuesday, May 19th

7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration 8:00 am Welcome Joe Mirasola, ConEd

Committee Chair

8:05 am (6) (13) Alarm Management & Point to Point (Panel Discussion) TBD

What are others doing Best Practices

8:45 am PHMSA Q&A Byron Coy, PHMSA

Byron Coy, PHMSA will answer questions asked by the committee related to PHMSA CRM compliance and other issues

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May 18th – 19th 2015

9:30 am Morning Break 10:00 am Areas of Improvement in CRM Patricia Thomason (Analysis of PHMSA Findings) Miller Consulting

In this presentation, we will glean lessons from NOAs, NOPVs, and NOPSOs that gas

operators received from PHMSA regarding Control Room Management. We will tie the findings to the relevant elements of the CRM regulation, examine results from incident investigations, and show where findings resulted in PHMSA advisories or regulation changes. We will also discuss how to use these industry findings to improve an Operator’s CRM Program

11:00 – 11:30 Roundtable Discussion Wayne Rutledge (Follow up to PHMSA Q&A and Areas for Improvement in CRM) AGL Resources

Patricia Thomason will be present to field questions 11:30 am -1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm (8) (9) Change Management Process (Presentation) TBD

Flow Process Approval Process Application Used

2:15 pm (1) Gas Day Whitepaper & FERC Update Junaid Faruq, AGA; Alison

Provide a brief update on present status

2:30 pm (20) Roundtable (Who to lead Discussion) TBD

Controller Training

3:00 pm Break

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May 18th – 19th 2015

3:15 pm (7) Controller Training Program Effectiveness (Presentation) TBD

Present on metrics used to measure training program effectiveness 4:00 pm (16) API 1168 Update Joe Kindernay, Ameren Illinois; Junaid Faruq, AGA, Dan Scarberry

Joe and Junaid will provide a quick update of the status of the API 1168 standard and its final revision.

4:30 pm Committee Projects Update (Who will lead Discussion) TBD

Alarm management in SCADA vs. Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) (field vs. control center) NTSB Safety Recommendation Control Room Management Audits Membership Skills Database Member Mentoring Program

4:45 pm Fall Conference Preparation, 3rd Chair Nominations, Committee Projects & Fall Meeting Planning (Topics)

2015 Gas Control Fall Track Topics Selection The First Vice Chair will review the conference topics that are pertinent to the group. In

addition, the Chair will lead the committee in a discussion of the projects that the committee should focus on. What additional topics would add value to your participation? What operators would you like to include in those discussion panels?

5:00 pm Adjourn

5:45 pm – 8:45 pm Conference Opening Reception

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SPRING MEETING AGENDA Plastic Material Committee (PMC)

Gaylord Texan♦ Grapevine, TX Room TBD

May 18- 19, 2015 Sunday, May 17, 2015

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Optional Volunteer Opportunities o TBD

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting (Officers and Past Chairs Only) 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Meet and Greet Reception (all invited)

Monday, May 18, 2015

7:00 am Registration

8:00 am Introduction & Opening Remarks Ed Ostrovich Welcome Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines Location of rest rooms and emergency exits Cell phones on silent or vibrate PMC Antitrust Compliance Guidelines Introductions: Steering Committee, New Members, Committee Members, Associates, Ex-

Officio members Review Agenda Subcommittee meeting locations Reconfirm Ex-officios

Administrative Information Joel Martell Roster Verification/Circulation Corrections to and approval of Fall 2014 meeting minutes

8:30 am Report from Steering Committee Meeting Chris Ampfer Report on information from Steering Committee Meeting with other technical committees’

officers

8:45 am Old Business

9:00 am Liaison Reports Reports from committee members who follow the activities of other AGA technical

committees and other plastic related organizations

• Canadian Gas Association..................... Steve Misketis, Mike Whitehouse • Gas Piping Technology Committee................................... Frank Volgstadt • DOT Training School, NFPA ............................................. Frank Volgstadt • AGA DTE.............................................................................. Tim Wojcinski • AGA DC&M............................................................................ Ed Ostrovich • ISO TC 138........................................................................... Randy Knapp • PPI .................................................................................. Randy Knapp • Plastic Pipe Data Committee.................................................. Karen Lively • ASME B16.............................................................................. Jimmy Zhou • ASME B31.8.............................................................................. Ed Newton • OSRAC................................................................................... Brian Moidel • ASTM Activities........................................................................ Perry Sheth

9:45 am Break 10:00 am Pipeline Integrity Subcommittee Working Session/Discussion Jeff Figiel

Following the distribution pipeline integrity management initiatives • Plastic Pipe Tracking and Traceability

o Update on GTI Asset Life Cycle Tracking • Integrity Library Update • Vintage Pipe Discussion

o Update from Aldyl A Task Group o Update on Driscopipe M8000 Issues

• Mechanical Fitting Failure Report Update • PPDC Feedback Task Group

11:00 am New Materials, Products & Technologies Subcommittee Working Session/Discussion

Maggie Emery Addressing the industry needs for new or improved piping materials for use in gas

distribution • PENT Testing ASTM F1473 of Higher Performing (Bimodal) Resins • Investigate Options for Large Fabricated Plastic Fittings (12-inch and larger) • New composite pipe technologies such as Fiberspar and Flexsteel • Miscellaneous topics for new projects

11:30 am Lunch and Exhibition Hall Preview 1:30 pm Continuation of New Materials, Products and Technologies Subcommittee Working Session/Discussion 2:00 pm Codes, Standards, and Regulations Subcommittee Working Session/Discussion

Steve Misketis Following new and proposed Federal Code changes, and maintaining liaison with the

Gas Piping Technology Committee and ASTM • PHMSA adoption of ASTM D2513-09a

o Summary of changes • Polyamide 11 and Polyamide 12 • Plastic Pipe Manual Revision

3:00 pm Break 3:30 pm Research Advisory & Identification Subcommittee Working Session/Discussion

Mark Kinzle Identifying needed research on plastic gas piping materials and systems.

Recommending priorities for full committee consideration • Current and planned research projects from other organizations to monitor • Portable FTIR for PE evaluation • Potential PMC projects

4:00 pm PHMSA Update Overview of PHMSA regulatory actions TBD

5:00 pm PMC Stakeholder Committee Meeting

Stakeholder members only Review and summarize meeting issues, Subcommittee assignments, new business items

identified, and any other issues to be considered by the committee leadership. 5:30 - 6:30 pm Technical Committees Reception (all invited)

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:00 am User’s Only Roundtable Utility members only 9:30 am Break 10:00 am User’s Show & Tell Hour Utility members only 10:45 am Technical Presentations

• CA PUC Report on Aldyl A

11:30 Lunch and Exhibition Hall Preview 1:30 pm Full Committee Roundtable 2:00 pm AGA Update Kate Miller 2:30 pm Stakeholder Update Ed Ostrovich

2:45 pm New Business Ed Ostrovich 3: 00 pm AGA Managing Committee Update Managing Committee Sponsor Barry Kennedy 4:00 pm Meeting Adjournment PMC members attend Special Interest Session 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. Conference Grand Opening Reception (All conference

attendees invited) Wednesday, May 20 AGA Operation Conference 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Operations Conference General Session (all conference

attendees invited) 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Break 10:20 a.m. – Noon AGA Operations Conference Track A 12:00-2:30 p.m. Lunch 2:45 – 6:00 p.m. Conference Track B 6:00p.m. Reception Thursday, May 21 AGA Operations Conference 8:00 – 9:40 a.m. Conference Track C 9:40 – 10:00 a.m. Break 10:00 – 11:40 a.m. Conference Track D 11:40 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. AGA Chairman of the Board Lunch (all conference registrants invited) 1:00 – 3:20 p.m. Conference Track E 3:20 – 3:40 p.m. Break 3:40 – 5:35 p.m. Conference Track F Friday, May 22 AGA Operations Conference

Supplemental Gas Committee 2015 Spring Committee Meeting & Operations Conference

Gaylord Texan Hotel and Conference Center – Grapevine, TX May 17 – May 22, 2015

Supplemental Gas Committee Meeting

May 17 - May 19, 2015

AGENDA Sunday, May 17 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Optional Volunteer Activities: TBD

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Steering Groups Planning Meeting TBD

Note: This meeting is for Committee Officers ONLY – past and current DMRC committee officers will meet with other AGA Committee Officers to discuss the Committee administrative matters and the future direction of the Committee.

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration TBD

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Networking Reception TBD Monday, May 18 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration TBD 7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast TBD

SGC Meeting Location TBD

8:00 am Welcome and Introductions – A. Melville – Metropolitan Utilities District Emergency Exits Locations of rest rooms Cell phones on silent or vibrate Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines (distributed with agenda) Introduction of committee officers members and guests Review meeting agenda Circulate committee roster; update members’ contact information Review and approve Fall 2014 committee meeting minutes Confirm attendance for committee dinner (scheduled for Monday night after

the reception)

8:20 am Report on Steering Group’s Planning Meeting (A. Melville)

8:30 am Review Action Items from Fall 2014 Committee Meeting (C. Anderson)

8:40 am Discuss Committee Chair openings (A. Melville)



Monday, May 18, 2013 (continued)

8:50 am NFPA 59 Updates (J. Goodchild) NFPA 59 Technical Committee Report Status of 2015-16 Revision Cycle AGA Alternate Representative of the NFPA 59 Technical Committee

9:10 am NFPA 59A Updates (K. Ritz) NFPA 59A Technical Committee Report Status of NFPA 59A STF Work for 2015 Revision Cycle

9:30 am – 9:50 am Break TBD

9:50 am Managing Committee Sponsor Update (Robert Biagiotti, BG&E)

10:05 am LNG Fueling Presentation / Roundtable Discussion (R. Wenzel)

11:00 am Member Roundtable (A. Melville) Members are encouraged to share their operating practices relative to the

committee’s scope of work.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Committee Luncheon TBD

1:00pm AGA Updates (M. Bellman) AGA Board Initiatives Peer to Peer Review Program SOS’s sent to Supplemental Gas Committee Future AGA Meetings

2:00 pm LNG and Propane-Air Plant Safety Roundtable Discussion (J. Goodchild, Xcel Energy) Members should come prepared to exchange operating information on near

misses and lessons learned from their experiences in plant operations Discuss efforts on what members are doing to maintain safety and security Includes discussions about on-site contractor safety and security

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Break TBD

3:00 pm Vulnerabilities Task Group (J Hoch)

4:00 pm Member Roundtable (A. Melville) Members are encouraged to share their operating practices relative to the

committee’s scope of work. 4:45 pm Adjourn 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Optional AGA Annual Operations Fun Run/Jog/Walk TBD

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Networking Reception TBD

7:30 pm Committee Dinner Venue TBD



Tuesday, May 20, 2013 7:00 am – 800 am Continental Breakfast TBD

7:00 am – 8:30 pm Registration TBD

Supplemental Gas Committee Meeting TBD

8:00 am 2013 – 2014 Committee Projects Review (A. Melville)

8:15 am LNG Information Book Update (M. Bellman) Task group working on the revision of the LNG Information Book will discuss

status of project and get feedback/input from the group to further assist in the completion of the project.

8:30 am Brainstorm Operations Conference Topics/Presentations for 2016 (C. Anderson)

9:00 am Process Safety Management (TBD, EN Engineering)

9:45 am – 10:00 am Break TBD

10:00 am Member Roundtable (continued) (A. Melville)

11:45 am Review Action Items (C. Anderson)

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Committee Luncheon TBD

1:00 pm Member Roundtable (continued) (A. Melville)

2:00 pm Membership Skills Database development (M. Bellman)

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Break TBD

3:00 pm Regulatory Inspection Compliance Roundtable (TBD) (Open only to Full and Limited AGA Members)

Discuss results of most recent inspections. In preparation for this roundtable, attendees should review what’s been happening with their inspections, bring to the meeting any useful insights on what was covered, any issues, and how they decided to handle them.

4:45 pm Closing Remarks; Meeting adjourns (A. Melville) 5:00 pm – 5:40 pm Awards Reception (By invitation only) Awards of Merit, Safety Achievement,

and individual award winners 5:45 pm – 8:45 pm Operations Conference & Biennial Exhibition Opening Reception – Exhibit Hall (All invited – must wear name badge for access)

Safety & Occupational Health Committee (SOHC) Spring Meeting, Operations Conference & Biennial Exhibition

May 17-22, 2015 Gaylord Texan, Grapevine TX

Agenda Sunday, May 17, 2015

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Optional Volunteer Activities – Bikes for Goodness Sakes Join your industry friends and colleagues at the Gaylord Texan to assemble bikes for underprivileged children. AGA is organizing this team-building event as part of the annual Operations Conference volunteer program “Giving Back To The Communities We Serve”.

1:30 – 4:30 pm Steering Groups Planning Meeting This meeting is for Committee Officers ONLY – current and past SOHC officers will meet with other AGA Committee Officers to discuss the officer responsibilities, share committee information and discuss ways to improve the overall quality of committee meetings.

4:00 – 7:00 pm Registration

6:30 – 7:30 pm Networking Reception

Monday, May 18, 2015 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration

7:00 – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast

SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING

8:00 – 8:30 am Welcome and Introductions – J. Patten Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines (distributed with agenda) Introduction of committee officers, members and guests Review meeting agenda Circulate committee roster; update members’ contact information Review and approve Fall 2014 committee meeting minutes Confirm attendance for committee dinner (scheduled for 5/18)

8:30 – 8:50 am Review of 2014 Natural Gas Utility & Transmission Industry Safety Statistics Report

8:50 – 9:00 am AGA Update (K. Denbow) AGA Board Initiatives SOS’s sent to Safety and Occupational Health Committee

9:00 – 9:45 am Review of 2015 Projects Meritorious Service Award AGA’s Executive Leadership Safety Summit Lesson-Learned Portal Review of Operations Conference Topics of Interest

9:45 – 10:00 am Break

10:00 am - Noon Roundtable – Part 1 (open to all members) (facilitated by TBD) All committee members are requested to come prepared to share information

on the topic of Leading Indicators: What are you tracking? How are you measuring? Are you seeing results?

Members are also encouraged to share their operating practices relative to the committee’s scope of work.



Monday, May 18, 2015 (continued)

Noon – 1:00 pm Committee Luncheon

1:15 – 3:15 pm Roundtable – Part 1 (cont’d)

3:15 – 3:30 pm Break

3:30 – 3:50 pm OSHA Regulatory Update (speaker TBD)

3:50 – 4:45 pm Sub-Committee Breakouts – committee members are urged to participate in one sub-committee Regulatory Affairs Lessons-learned Portal Process Safety Management Vehicular Incident Reporting

4:45 pm Meeting adjourns; resumes May 19 at 8:00 am

5:00 – 6:00 pm Optional - AGA Annual Operations Fun Run/Jog/Walk

6:30 – 7:30 pm Networking Reception

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 7:00 am – 8:30 pm Registration

7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast

SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING

8:00 – 9:30 am Roundtable – Part 2 (open only to Full & Limited AGA Members)

9:30 – 9:45 am Break

9:45 – 11:30 am Sub-Committee Reports Each sub-committee should be prepared to review Scope, Discussion Highlights, Identified initiatives, and Mile Markers Regulatory Affairs Lessons-learned Portal Process Safety Management Vehicular Incident Reporting

11:30 am – 1:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:30 – 3:15 pm Practices of Safety Achievement Winners

TBD



Tuesday, May 19, 2015 (cont’d)

3:15 – 3:30 pm Break

3:30 – 4:20 pm Process Safety Management Project Discussion

4:20 – 4:30 pm Closing remarks & One-Minute Summary

4:30 pm Committee Meeting Adjourns

5:00 – 5:40 pm Awards Reception (Awards of Merit, Safety Achievement & individual award winners; by invitation only)

5:45 – 8:45 pm Operations Conference and Biennial Exhibition Opening Reception – Exhibit Hall (All invited; must wear name badge for access)

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:30 am – 7:00 pm Registration


AGA OPERATIONS CONFERENCE & BIENNIAL EXHIBITION

8:00 – 9:30 am General Session

9:50 – 10:35 am Track A2: Safety/Field Operations

10:40 – 11:25 am Track A1: Gas Utility Management (Safety)

11:30 am - 2:00 pm Buffet Lunch (Exhibit Hall)

2:00 – 3:40 pm Track B6: Safety/Construction & Maintenance/Field Operations

3:50 – 4:35 pm Track B7: Gas Control/ Safety/Transmission Pipeline Operations

4:45 – 5:30 pm Track B5: Supplemental Gas/Safety

5:30 – 7:00 pm Cocktail Hour – Exhibit Hall (All invited; must wear name badge for access)

Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration


AGA OPERATIONS CONFERENCE

8:00 - 9:40 am Track C5: Safety/Engineering

10:00 - 11:40 am Track D5: Safety

11:40 am – 12:50 pm AGA Leadership Lunch (All registrants invited)

1:00 – 5:30 pm Track E5 & F5: Safety

Friday, May 22, 2015 Final day of Conference. All invited, but no topics specific to safety.

TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENT COMMITTEE 2015 Preliminary Spring Committee Meeting Agenda & Conference

Grapevine, TX May 18 - 22

Sunday, May 17 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM AGA’s Operating Section Technical Committees’ Officers Meeting

(MC sponsor, current chair and vice chairs are expected to attend and all past chairs are encouraged to attend this discussion of the committee administrative matters and the future direction of the committee)

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Networking Reception (AGA members and others by invitation only)

Monday, May 18 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Continental breakfast 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Full TMC Meeting - Opening Remarks

• Introduction; AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines review (distributed with the agenda; new member recognition; – D. Harris

• Review and approval of 2015 winter meeting minutes – D. Harris • Technical committees’ officers’ Sunday meeting report – D. Harris • Overall meeting and conference plan – D. Harris

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Task Group Meeting • AGA 9: Ultrasonic Metering – Rick Spann

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Committee Lunch 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Task Group Meeting

• AGA 9: Ultrasonic Metering – Rick Spann 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM AGA Annual Operation Fun Run/Walk/Networking (Optional) 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Networking Reception (AGA members and others by invitation only)

Tuesday, May 19 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Continental breakfast 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Managing Committee Report – TBD Signing-up for –

• Membership Expertise Database

• Mentoring Program Task Group Meetings

• GMM 16: Ultrasonic Manual – Dan Rebman

• GMM 17: Coriolis Meter Manual – Angela Floyd

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Exhibition Preview Lunch in Exhibit Hall 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Task Group Meetings:

• G3: Guidelines for Meter Station Piping Design – Belinda Bell

• GMM 1: Definitions of Measurement Terms

• Breakout AGA 8: Compressibility & Other Properties – Eric Lemmon Full TMC Meeting:

• Task Group Meeting Reports – AGA 9 & 8, GMM 1, 16 & 17 and G3

• Liaison Reports – AGA 3, Odorization Manual, PRCI, API, GPA, ASME, ISO, ANSI B109, Others.

New Business/Old Business: • Review one pager on takeaways from the meeting – decisions and action

items – D. Harris

• Adjournment 5:00 pm - 5:40 pm Awards Reception (Awards Recipients by Invitation Only) 5:45 PM – 8:45 PM Exhibition Opening Reception (Exhibit Hall)

CONFERENCE

Wednesday, May 21 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Continental breakfast 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Opening General Session 9:50 AM – 11:25 AM Conference Track A-4 (2 Papers), Transmission Measurement 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Exhibit Hall Lunch 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM Conference Track B-4 (4 Papers), Transmission Measurement 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Cocktail Hour (Exhibit Hall)

Thursday, May 22 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Continental breakfast 8:00 AM – 11:40 AM Conference Track C-4 & D-4 (4 Papers), Transmission Measurement 11:40 PM – 12:50 PM Leadership Lunch 1:00 PM – 6:05 PM Conference Track E-4 & F-4 (6 Papers), Transmission Measurement

Friday, May 23

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM – 10:25 AM Conference – Track G-4 (3 Papers), Transmission Measurement 10:25 AM Conference Adjourns

AGA Transmission Pipeline Operations Committee Spring Committee Meeting Preliminary Agenda Gaylord Texan Resort Dallas, TX May 18-19, 2015

Reception on Sunday May 17 at 5:30 pm Monday, May 18th 7:15-8 AM Event Registration 8:00 AM Announcements & Introductions – Michael Kern, Committee Chairperson

• Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines • Self-introductions and recognition of guests • Approve previous meeting summary • Review of agenda and solicitation of additional topics • Circulate Committee Roster

8:30 AM A Regulatory Update on PHMSA Initiatives and Rulemakings – AGA Staff

• Status of PHMSA’s NPRM for Transmission Pipelines • NTSB Integrity Management Safety Study issued February 2015

9:15 AM AGA Survey on Transmission Pipeline Integrity Metrics 10:00 AM Break 10:15 AM Panel Discussion on Actions Being Taken by Operators to Prepare for

Changes to Part 192 Regulations

Participants will be requested to share what actions their company is taking (or considering taking) to address anticipated changes to federal pipeline safety regulations

11:15 AM Spoolable Composites – DeWitt Burdeaux, FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies

Over the last few decades, pipe materials embracing technologies developed originally for use in aerospace and deep sea offshore exploration have transitioned to products intended for use in onshore pipelines, known as “spoolable” composites. PHMSA regulations allow the use of materials manufactured to standards referenced in the CFR. In response to PHMSA comments, a four year initiative to develop a manufacturing specification for spoolable composites and promulgation of regulatory change is nearing completion. these materials offer alternative solutions to provide temporary "feeds" during pressure testing and replacements of smaller diameter transmission lines. This presentation will cover generic product characteristics and the status of broader regulatory acceptance.

11:55 AM Lunch 1:15 PM PRCI Study on DA Effectiveness – John Zurcher, P-PIC (invited) 2:00 PM Managing Committee Sponsors Report 2:15 PM Panel Discussion on Staffing of Integrity Management Programs

Operators will be requested to share how their company is staffed to oversee and execute integrity management programs

2:45 PM Divide into Task Group Discussions

• Regulatory Compliance – chaired by Carol Zadra, Dominion • Material Validation: Technologies & Tools – chaired by

Elizabeth Reilly, Exponent 4:15 PM Reconvene and Debrief 5:00 PM Adjourn 5:30 PM Meet and Greet Reception (all are invited to attend) Tuesday, May 19th 8:00 AM Sharing from Associate Members on New Products and Services 9:15 AM Industry Practices and Protocols on Spike Testing – Michael Rosenfeld 10:15 AM Break 10:30 AM Update on AGA Initiatives and Programs, including discussion on RP1173 11:15 AM Committee Skills/Knowledge Matrix Noon Lunch 1:30 PM Panel Discussion on Federal and State Regulatory Audits 2:00 PM Roundtable 3:00 PM Break 3:15 PM Roundtable (Open only to Full Members) 4:45 PM Meeting officially adjourns 5:30 PM Ops Conference Reception (all invited to attend)

10/9/97

Utility & Customer Field Services Committee Spring Meeting May 18th – 19th, 2015

Grapevine, TX

2015 Spring UCFS Committee Meeting – Agenda Draft

Monday, May 18th, 2015

7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration

Utility & Customer Field Services Committee Meeting

7:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions – Tania Klippert, Committee Chairperson Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines (distributed with agenda) Introduction of committee officers, members and guests Circulate committee roster; update members’ contact information Review meeting agenda Review and approve Fall 2014 committee meeting minutes Interest in committee dinner, suggestions for restaurants Discussion of Committee Name change to ‘CFS’ EMC/UCFS Joint Meeting Announcement (Thu 10:00am – 10:45am, Room TBD) o To discuss PCB procedures for meters and meter shops.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Projects/Presentations/ Vendor Topics updates (Paul Pirro) 2014 Committee Projects Report Updates 2015 Operations speaker topics 2015 presentations to the UCFS committee

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Managing committee sponsor (D. Kopczynski) 8:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Presentations (with break at 9:30am)

1. Dynamic Dispatching - Kim Meszaros

2. Emergency Call Centre Scripting – Gary Bennett, Kim Meszaros

3. VEU Vapor Extraction Unit by MBW - Keith Kittinger

4. DOE Direct Final Rules – Paul Pirro 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Break 9:45 am – 11:00 a.m. Presentations (cont.)

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Roundtables Open forum to discuss topics/issues

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m . Field Trip

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception

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Utility & Customer Field Services Committee Spring Meeting May 18th – 19th, 2015

Grapevine, TX

Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

Utility & Customer Field Services Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00pm

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Fall presentations continued..

1. Liberty Sales & AY McDonald – 800 size commercial by-pass bar – Paul Pirro, Bill Brandt

2. PECO over odorization mutual aid response – Paul Pirro, Ray Welte

3. 2 hour Appointment Windows – Kim Meszaros

9:30 a.m.- 9:45 a.m. Break 9:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Fall presentations continued..

1. Emergency Call Center Scripting – Gary Bennett, Kim Meszaros

2. Purging Practice for Field Service Technicians – AGA technical Note – Paul Pirro, Joe Rose

3. AEGIS – Emergency Call Center Video - Scott Macomber (TBD)

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pipeline Safety Regulatory Update (Andrew Lu, AGA) Soft Close (NAPSR)

12:00pm – 1:00pm Chairman’s Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Industry updates - Associate members

Bascom Turner

Sensit Technologies

Ubisense

GE Energy

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Roundtable cont. (flexible)

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45pm – 3:30 p.m. Roundtable cont. (flexible)

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mock Mutual Aid Update

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Recap: 2015 Committee Projects and Task Group Members (Paul Pirro) 2015 Operations Conference Topics and Speakers (Paul Pirro) Review Action Items (Paul Pirro)

4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks (Tania Klippert)

5:00 p.m. Meeting concludes

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

Utility & Customer Field Services Committee and Environmental Matters Committee Meeting , 10:00am - TBD

10:00 a.m. Closed meeting with Environmental Matters Committee on PCB Procedures for meters

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Sunday, May 17

8:30 AM – 1 PM Volunteer Opportunity (TBD)

1:30 – 4:30 PM Steering Group Planning Meeting Current and past committee officers only

4:00 – 7:00 PM Registration

6:00 – 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception

Monday, May 18

7 AM – 5PM Registration

7:00 – 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM If Needed: API 1171 Meeting

NOTE: API 1171 Committee Members and Invited Guests Only

12:00 Committee Lunch

NOTE: All API 1171 Members are invited to attend

5:00 – 6:00 PM AGA Annual Operations Fun Run/Walk 5K

6:30 – 7:30 PM Networking Reception

Tuesday, May 19

7:00 – 8:30 AM Registration


8:00 AM Opening Remarks & Introductions – Alan Brannon, Committee Chairperson

Distribute and Review AGA Antitrust Compliance Guidelines

Self‐introductions and recognition of guests

Review of agenda

Circulate Committee Roster; update members’ contact information

Approve minutes from Fall 2014 meeting

Reminder of Future Meetings 2015 Fall Meeting (Amelia Island, FL) 2016 Spring Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ)

Other Business

AGA Underground Storage CommitteeSpring Committee Meeting

AgendaGaylord Texan Resort, Grapevine TX

May 17‐22, 2015

8:30 AM Briefing ‐ API 1170 & API 1171 Recommended Practice

9:15 AM Task Group “A” Break‐out Discussions

Statistics / Computer Capabilities:

Storage Survey – Contact Information Update

Essential Skills for Full Functioning Technical Professional in Gas Storage Database

USC – Membership Skills Database Operations, Deliverability, Integrity & Security

Begin planning for 2016 Operations Conference Storage Session

Begin planning for 2016 AGA/ SPE Underground Storage Operators Workshop 10:00 AM Task Group “B” Break‐out Discussions

Statutes, Regulations & Environmental

Updates on state regulations

Cavern Storage Operations

Planning for 2016 Operations Conference Storage Session

10:45 AM Task Group “A” and “B” – Full Reports to Committee

Circulate Committee Task Group Chart: Update & Chair Succession Planning

11:30 – 1:30 PM Exhibit Hall – Preview Lunch

1:30 PM Company Reports Please be prepared to provide brief report on your company’s recent operational & developmental challenges and/or innovations.

3:00 PM Afternoon Break

3:45 PM Company Reports (continued)

4:30 PM Liaison Reports

Industry Trade Organizations (INGAA)

Research Groups (NYSEARCH, PRCI, GTI, SMRI)

Regional Associations (SGA, MEA)

AGA Technical Committees (Gas Control, Corrosion, Environmental, Security,

Safety, etc)

5:00 PM Committee Meeting Adjourn for Day #1

5:45 – 8:45 PM Opening Reception (all are invited to attend)

Wednesday, May 20

6:30 – 7:00 AM Registration

6:30 ‐7:30 AM Continental Breakfast

7:30 ‐9:00 AM AGA Operations Conference – Openning General Session

9:15 AM Underground Storage Committee Meeting Resumes

2015 Operations Conference – Underground Storage Sessions Review – Craig Johnson

9:30 AM Company Reports (continued)

11:00 AM Lunch Buffet in Exhibit Hall


3:00 PM Break


4:45 PM One‐Minute Summary of Meeting & Review of Meeting Minutes – Craig Johnson

5:00 PM Committee Meeting Adjourn

5:30 PM Cocktail Hour in the Exhibit Hall

Thursday, May 21


8:00 – 10:30 AM Committee meeting room available if needed. 10:55 AM Track D5 – Geological Carbon Sequestration Updates 11:40 PM Leadership Lunch 1:00 PM Track E2 – Ground Deformation over Storage Sites: The Use of InSAR with Examples from Salt Domes and Depleted Reservoirs 1:55 PM Track E2 – Continuous Inventory Monitoring in Storage Caverns using Downhole Tools 2:50 PM Track E2 – Methods for Addressing Common Issues in Simulating Gas Storage Reservoirs 3:20 PM Afternoon Break 3:50 PM Track F2 – Technology Considerations for Wellhead Automation 4:45 PM Track F2 – Clamp‐on Gas Storage Flow Measurement

Friday, May 22

7:15 – 7:50 AM Presentation – AGA Member Resources: Navigating AGA’s Website, etc. Hot Breakfast Served


8:00 AM Recommendations Track G4 ‐ Installation Effects on Ultrasonic Meters Track G3 ‐ AGA Best Practices: Consumers Energy Infrastructure Replacement Program

8:55 AM Recommendations Track G3 ‐ Records Validation for Construction Projects Track G4 ‐ Ultrasonic Meters on a compact variable pressure metering station Track G6 ‐ SCADA: A Company’s Perspective on a First Time Implementation with a Hosted Solution 9:50 AM Recommendations

Track G4 ‐ Testing of Modified Upstream Configuration for Gas Ultrasonic Meters

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